David Gowrie

Current

Founder and Principal at WebModia

Past

Project Manager / Senior Developer at 10e20, LLC
Webmaster / Senior Manager Interactive Merchandising at Liberty Travel / GOGO Worldwide Vacations
Staff Writer at Record of Bergen County

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Education

Learning Tree International
Noble Desktop (Adobe Certified)
AGI Training (Adobe Certified)

Ramapo College of New Jersey
Alfred University

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Industry

Internet

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David Gowrie’s Summary

I am an experienced web designer and client-side developer with expertise in standards-based methodologies. I am currently self-employed, working as an independent contractor.

My portfolio of award-winning web design work and more details about my one-man web studio can be found at www.webmodia.com.

My professional background includes past positions as a project manager and senior developer at a small internet startup, and as the webmaster for a major travel company. I have earned professional certification in web development, and have extensive hands-on coding and design experience.

Over the last decade, I have participated in the development and launch of dozens of websites, including several globally recognized brands.

I leverage my knowledge and skills to create accessible, web-based solutions tailored to the needs of the client to help them achieve greater success online.

I am a strong advocate for best practices in web design and development. I am passionate about my work, and constantly nurture a keen interest in the latest trends and techniques in the industry.

I'm also a bass player...

David Gowrie’s Specialties:

Advanced expertise in web standards-based design and front-end development. Extensive experience hand coding semantic XHTML and pure CSS-based layouts. Strong working knowledge of usability, accessibility, cross-browser/platform compatibility, and SEO.

Unobtrusive JavaScript, progressive enhancement, implementing the major JS libraries (jQuery etc). Project management, CMS setups and strategies, technical documentation. PHP website templating frameworks and server-side validation scripts.

David Gowrie’s Experience

Founder and Principal

WebModia

(Internet industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

WebModia creates attractive and functional websites. We specialize in using Web Standards and modern best practices in website design to effectively deliver your message to the widest audience possible.

Services:
Standards-compliant web design and development; Search Engine Optimization and findability; Web Standards strategic consulting, implementation, optimization, migration, and training; CMS integration and templating.

Full details and portfolio of award-winning web design work available at www.webmodia.com.
Project Manager / Senior Developer

10e20, LLC

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

December 2005 — September 2006 (10 months)

Project management, direct client contact and relationship management through the entire lifecycle of dozens of website design and online marketing projects. Organized and delegated resources to achieve successful project completion. Set and ensured operation within project constraints of scope, time and budget.

Executed website architecture, wireframing, design, development, content management, search engine optimization, and deployment of client sites.

Served as evangelist and de facto webucator for company-wide adoption of Web Standards. Authored and implemented style guide and reference manual establishing standards-based design and development practices.

Supervised and coordinated the work of a 9-person in-house team of web designers, front-end developers, programmers, QA/support specialists, and account managers, as well as a stable of outsourced content writers, SEO specialists, and developers. Reported directly to the CEO.
Webmaster / Senior Manager Interactive Merchandising

Liberty Travel / GOGO Worldwide Vacations

(Privately Held; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

July 2000 — December 2005 (5 years 6 months)

Website management including day-to-day operational responsibility for web design, development, and content updates across all consumer and corporate websites for Liberty Travel and GOGO Worldwide Vacations brands (LibGo Travel).

Directed and implemented all online promotions, marketing, and advertising in coordination with executive management, marketing department heads, and contractors. Participated in development and implementation of website architecture, business integration, and creative strategy. Served on senior management-level task force overseeing a major eCommerce system restructuring and enterprise-wide integration, reporting directly to the CIO.

Managed 2 direct reports, supervised a stable of freelance copywriters, and oversaw project-based teams of web content producers, designers, developers, and marketing associates.
Staff Writer

Record of Bergen County

(Newspapers industry)

May 1997 — June 2000 (3 years 2 months)

Business news reporter for the Hackensack-based Bergen Record, covering local business stories. Also wrote weekly Q&A features. The Record has the second largest circulation of New Jersey's daily newspapers.

David Gowrie’s Education

Learning Tree International

Professional Certification , Web Development , 2004 — 2006

Courses included Comprehensive Web Site Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for Web Page Development, JavaScript for Web Development, and PHP for Web Development.
Noble Desktop (Adobe Certified)

Professional Training , Adobe Photoshop , 2005 — 2005
AGI Training (Adobe Certified)

Professional Training , Web Graphics, Adobe Photoshop , 2004 — 2004
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Communications 1996 — 1997
Alfred University

Communications Major, Fine Arts Minor 1994 — 1996

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Chi Rho